Danielle Garrett | 2 February 2015 05:00
A new mother had a frightful experience after having her baby at the Pretoria Academic Hospital which was renamed after the murdered Steve Biko by the ANC regime.
The new mother Mrs Ronel Hayes nearly died because of negligence after undergoing an emergency Caesarean in Steve Biko academic hospital.
Ronel Hayes was 40 weeks pregnant when she and her fiancé rushed to the Steve Biko Hospital earlier this month. Due to complications, doctors opted for an emergency Caesarean.
Hayes went home three days later with several stitches and a healthy baby girl, but three days later she started feeling unwell and ended up back in Steve Biko.
It was determined that her Caesarean wound was infected and she received medication for nausea and pain throughout the night. Her stitches were also removed during this time, but without the proper medical equipment.
“On the one side it was done by hand. I was vomiting blood and in so much pain,” Hayes said.
The next morning she was informed by a doctor that her Caesarean wound was infected and it had to be operated on to remove the infected areas.
“I was told I couldn’t drink any water due to the anaesthesia and received antibiotics through a drip.”
She didn’t receive any medical attention throughout the rest of the day and was told to be patient because emergency room cases were first priority.
After days of waiting, the hospital performed a urine test, which indicated that she had a serious bladder infection.
“A staff member with whom I was not familiar told me that due to the congested emergency room, I had one of two options, I could either wait four to five days for my operation or go home with my open wound and have someone clean it every day.”
Hayes decided to go home and is currently staying with her parents, who help her get around during the day and clean her wound.
In a similar episode, Liezel du Toit Steyn experienced poor service at the Tshwane District hospital seven months ago.
Du Toit Steyn went into labour, but was told by hospital’s staff that her labour was premature and she ended up giving birth to her son without any assistance from the hospital staff.
“The service there was pathetic, the toilets were soiled, rotten and there was blood on the floor. There was no clean water available,” recounted Du Toit Steyn.
Both Hayes and Du Toit Steyn said these hospitals were in a dire state and urged the government to act.
Steve Biko academic hospital is investigating the allegations, and the Tshwane District hospital was not available for comment.
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